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To say Asha West's life was in something of a slump would be a fairly accurate description. Her job wasn't as satisfying as it had been, as she knows it should be, and then there was her failed relationship with her first love. What she desperately needed was a change of scene.

Two women, two generations apart, both on the brink of scandal.... Phoebe shared more than her unruly dark curls with the ancestor whose portrait graced the walls of Ham House. Both had retreated from London life to Richmond's leafy beauty. Their retreat posed a challenge to Society's most notorious rakes - Viscount Ransome seemed set on making Phoebe his own. But secrets and passion were part of the fabric of Ham House and Phoebe had learnt from her rebellious ancestor.

Das Leben der Sirene Jade ist geprägt von Druck und Geheimnissen. In ihrer Verzweiflung bricht sie eine der obersten Regeln der Übernatürlichen und ergattert damit einen Platz an der renommierten Ashriver Academy. Dort will sie neu anfangen, ihre Kräfte unter Kontrolle bringen und unter keinen Umständen auffallen. Doch als sie an Asher gerät, der als Erbe im Haus der Magier zur hoch angesehenen Elite der Akademie gehört, funkt es zwischen den beiden gewaltig.

Spagna, Costa Blanca. Sandra, trentenne in crisi, cerca rifugio: non ha un lavoro, è in rotta con i genitori, è incinta di un uomo che non è sicura di amare e si sente sola, alla disperata ricerca di una bussola per la sua vita. Incontra Fredrik e Karin Christensen, una coppia di amabili vecchietti, i nonni che non ha mai avuto. Le regalano una tenera amicizia e la accolgono nella grande villa circondata da splendidi fiori: un paradiso che cela l'inferno.

It’s a hot summer day in Athens, and Cherry has nothing to do than sweat her skin off. After bothering everyone in the piers and getting shooed from from all of them, she decides to be helpful for a change. Will her plan to squirt on random strangers work in her favor? Will it finally get nice and breezy? And most importantly, how will Hector take it?

To save her family, Mairey Faelyn must give herself in marriage to her sworn enemy, the powerful and ruthless Lord Rushford. Already a wealthy man, Rushford seeks a treasure that only Mairey can reveal, for she knows the family secret that leads to a hidden fortune. Now Mairey must decide whether to protect her vow of silence or enlighten her husband, who is beginning to feel more like her true love than her adversary.

Der Eisbär Pete: Eingefroren in einem Eisblock ist Pete vom Nordpol zu Gabby gereist. Er war noch nie am Strand und möchte dort Urlaub machen. Gabby und Pandy zeigen ihm die Geheimnissen am Strand. Aber es gibt Strandregeln, gegen die nicht verstoßen werden darf. Ratkatz und Carlita von der Strandpatrouille sind streng. Ob Pete eine gute Zeit am Strand haben wird?

Ashling Donoghue never dreamed that moving to Ireland would rock her perception of reality and plunge her into a mystery that brings legend to life. At 17, she’s never had a boyfriend, but she feels an immediate connection to Aengus Breasal, the son of a wealthy Irishman, who’s invited her family to stay at his Killarney Estate.

Für Heinrich Gehlen wird das streng geheime Projekt Orpheus zur größten Herausforderung als Chef des BND. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs versuchten deutsche Wissenschaftler, menschliche Klone herzustellen. Nur wenige wissen, dass Teile des Geheimdienstes unter Führung des genialen wie skrupellosen Dr. Ulrich Hessler auch nach dem Krieg weiter an Orpheus forschen. Jetzt ist Hessler verschwunden und mit ihm alle Forschungsergebnisse. Wurde er von der SVIA entführt, unter Mithilfe von Erich Polter aus dem Bundesministerium? Dieser Skandal wäre das Ende von Gehlen.

Srikkanth Bhattacharya is a quintessential gay bachelor and perfectly happy about it—until he gets a call from the local hospital telling him his best friend died in childbirth. Sri had agreed to provide the sperm to make Jill's dream of motherhood come true, but he'd never expected to have to make decisions for a baby girl. He intends to place her with an adoptive family, but once he sees her, Sri can’t bring himself to do it, so now he’s struggling to learn how to deal with a newborn.

A wonderful collection of Christmas stories and poems celebrating all the warmth and joy of the holiday season. "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" is a kindly editor's reply to a young reader regarding the existence of Santa; "Silent Night" is the classic song read with meaning and reverence; "The Christmas Masquerade" is a charming tale of a magical Christmas Eve.

Do you feel like your creative potential is buried under a mountain of digital distractions? Are you constantly battling information overload, struggling to focus on what truly matters? Have you ever wondered how you can integrate technology into your creative life without feeling overwhelmed? Author Nafeez Imtiaz understands these challenges all too well. With years of experience in digital minimalism and creative productivity, Nafeez has helped countless individuals transform their chaotic digital lives into havens of simplicity and focus.

Im Nobelkaufhaus Harrods liegt ein lebloser Körper auf Eis zwischen den teuren Champagner- Flaschen – ausgerechnet vor der feierlichen Neueröffnung! Der einfältige Inspector Littlechild verhaftet eine junge Obdachlose. Millie und Eliza zweifeln an deren Schuld und ermitteln heimlich im Kaufhaus. Hinter der mondänen Luxus-Fassade stoßen sie auf giftige Intrigen.

Life was all about forks in the road, Kat's best friend, Em, told her. And Kat knew she hadn't chosen wisely when it came to the forks in her road of life. It seemed each road had led to dismal failure. Her family. Her relationships. All failures. Kat didn't know why Em was still there, especially when Kat rarely took Em's advice. However, this time Kat had to admit, perhaps Em was right. Renovating the old house she'd inherited gave her a project. It would take her mind off her breakup with Shael, Em said. But going back, facing her past and her bad choices, would that solve anything?

Much of our physiological hardwiring still dates back to when we were cave people. The human body hasn't evolved to our 21st-century, stress-filled lifestyles, and we're paying the price—we're dEvolving. The Resiliency rEvolution is your stress solution. Rather than letting stress diminish your life, you can become more resilient to it. Using your primitive hardwiring to your advantage, you can learn how to recover from stress more quickly and raise your threshold for it. Utilizing realistic and manageable tactics, you'll soon be on your way toward a more resilient life.

Chloe Watson is just starting to get used to her inter-dimensional career, her covert relationship with the boss, and her life as a cross-dimensional traveler when a last-minute promotion, a galaxywide tournament, and an unexpected stowaway manage to throw a wrench in her status quo. Unless she can sort out a string of parallel abductions, deal with an infestation of Lemurian bedbugs, and get her local pet-store associate back home before the woman blows the whistle, everything Chloe has going for her will be history.

Set in the unique and mysterious Australian bush, Tales of Milliken Mountain opens up the magical world of the unique and wonderful wildlife found there. Follow the amazing adventures of Namanu and his family as they set out to save their forest home with the help of the many other animals that live there.

Elsie Neufeld loves to sit on her porch and watch the children grow in the Mennonite community near Landmark, Manitoba, Canada. Returning to the area after moving to Paraguay for a time, Elsie is happy to be living on the wild rose dotted prairie of south-eastern Manitoba.

The Silence Between Us is a raw and original double memoir tracing a mother and daughter as they try to understand and rebuild their relationship after the daughter's suicide attempt. Because Oceane had just turned 18 when she attempts to end her life, the hospital has to respect her request: to not notify her parents. But despite the distance between them, Cécile knows something is wrong with her fiercely independent daughter. As Cécile steps in to care for Oceane, the two reckon with things left unsaid and begin to rebuild a relationship that is both fragile and beautiful.

Ethan Wilder, an ordinary nine-year-old boy, becomes trapped in another world. Chased by monsters and hunted by a deadly assassin, Ethan must find a cure for his dying father and escape to become the Guardian of Greyworld.